There are 9 ways to get from Florence to Kiel by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FLR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 17m€110–366Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BLQ - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 8m€108–433Train
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbftrain 22
16h 34m€267–530Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1385
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus 353 / ...
23h 20m€141–212Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Firenze Campo Marte to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from München Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain 28
20h 33m€330–591Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane FLR - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 27m€179–857Drive, car train
- Drive from Florence to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburgcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg-Harburg to Kielcar
16h 47m€207–275Bus via Kunowice
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to KIEL, ZOB, Auguste-Viktoria-Str. 1-9, AB 11bus
28h 55m€189–283Drive 1,446.9 km
- Drive from Florence to Kielcar 1,446.9 km
13h 53m€272–393
Florence to Kiel by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Kiel is to bus which costs €140 - €220 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 6h 17m and costs €110 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence station to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Firenze Santa Maria Novella and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Rho-Fiera Milano, Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 34m.
The distance between Florence and Kiel is 1223 km. The road distance is 1446.9 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 16h 34m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Florence to Kiel, including transfers.
Florence to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Florence to Kiel train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Firenze Santa Maria Novella station.
The best way to get from Florence to Kiel is to train which takes 16h 34m and costs €260 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €220 and takes 23h 20m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Kiel Hbf via Rho-Fiera Milano, Basel SBB, and Frankfurt in around 16h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Kiel central bus station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 23h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–650
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €160–230
- 2nd Class
- €160–220
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to KIEL, ZOB, Auguste-Viktoria-Str. 1-9, AB 11
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- Sindbad
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Booking & Getting There
Florence to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Florence to Kiel train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Rogoredo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Kiel is 1447 km. It takes approximately 13h 53m to drive from Florence to Kiel.
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